Ch. 108                                   1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2)    Shall be open for pupil attendance a minimum of 3 hours during each
school day; and

(3)     May not be open on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays in order to meet the
180 day or 1,080 hour requirement of this subsection.

(b)     (1) If a county board submits a written application to the State Board that
describes a demonstrated effort by the county board to comply with subsection (a) of this
section, the State Board may permit:

(i) Adjustments in the length of the school year;

(ii) Exceptions from the requirement that the school year be
completed within a 10-month period;

(iii) Adjustments in the length of the school day; and

(iv) Schools to be open on holidays.

(2)     These adjustments may be granted only if normal school attendance is
prevented because of:

(i) Natural disaster;

(ii) Civil disaster; or

                  (iii) Severe weather conditions.

(3)     Education funding from State or local sources may not be reduced if
there are less than 180 school days in any year because of an approved application under
this subsection.

(4)     In case of emergency, the State Board may open schools on holidays.

(c)     (1) The following days are public school holidays:'

(i) Thanksgiving Day and the day after;

(ii) Christmas Eve and from then through January 1;

(iii) The Friday before Easter and from then through the Monday after
Easter;

(iv) Memorial Day; and

(v) Primary and general election days.

(2)     If the federal and State observances of a holiday are on different days,
the board of education of each county shall determine which date shall be the date of
observance for the public schools within the county.

(3)     The public schools shall devote a part of the day to appropriate exercises
for the following days:

(i) Washington's Birthday;

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